Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

[F152ZAProcedure following correction of inaccurate scheme recordS

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(1)This section applies where—

(a)on receiving a copy of a scheme record under section 52(3)(b) or (5), a scheme member requests that Ministers correct information included in the record,

(b)Ministers correct the information, and

(c)as a result of the correction, the scheme record includes vetting information about a conviction [F2which falls within subsection (4)] .

(2)Section 51(2) does not apply in relation to the corrected information.

(3)Ministers must treat the request for disclosure to which the copy of the scheme record relates as if—

(a)it has not yet been complied with, and

(b)it had been made on the day on which the information is corrected.]

[F3(4)A conviction falls within this subsection if it is—

(a)a conviction for an offence listed in schedule 8A of the 1997 Act which is a spent conviction and either—

(i)the person was aged under 18 on the date of conviction and at least 7 years and 6 months have passed since the date of conviction, or

(ii)the person was aged 18 or over on the date of conviction and at least 15 years have passed since the date of conviction,

(b)a conviction for an offence listed in schedule 8B of the 1997 Act which is—

(i)a spent conviction, but

(ii)not a protected conviction.]

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